What happens if you eat carp tendons

Carp is a species of river fish that Chinese people love to eat. In addition, as a fish that symbolizes good luck, there is a saying in Chinese tradition that carp jumps over the dragon gate, which symbolizes success in career and studies. There are two white tendons on the carp's back, which are usually picked out and thrown away. If people eat the white tendons here, they may experience symptoms of dryness and heat. Let’s find out if this thing is good for the human body.

1. What happens if you eat carp tendons?

Will you feel hot after eating carp tendons? There are two white tendons on the back of carp, and these two white tendons are what produce the special fishy smell. When washing fish, the white tendons must be picked out and removed. The carp treated in this way tastes delicious and has no fishy smell after being cooked. Specific operation: Make a cut on the fish skin under the fish gills, and then make a cut in front of the fish tail. The white tendons will be exposed and can be removed.

2. The reason why eating carp causes back tendons to be pulled

1. The tendons on the back of the carp are also called the fishy lines, which are the sensory organs that use to sense the flow of water.

2. There is a kind of scale on the back of fish called lateral line scale. There are many neatly arranged small holes on the lateral line scale, which are directly connected to the fishy line in the fish body. Some smells from the external environment, such as the earthy smell in the water, are directly attached to the fishy line through the small holes.

3. The fishy smell lines of grass carp, crucian carp and carp are more obvious and easier to remove, while the fishy smell lines of marine fish are not as obvious as those of freshwater fish. It is mainly used to perceive external stimuli and the strength of odors. If you don't remove it, the fish will have a strong fishy smell after being cooked.

When removing the cramps, make a horizontal cut on one side of the fish behind the gills and about 1 inch from the tail, ending at the spine. Then use a knife to hit the fish from the tail to the head to make the tendons inside the cut behind the gills come out. Pinch the tendons with your fingertips and pull them out. Use the same method to pull out the tendons on the other side.

3. How to draw the back tendons when eating carp

The method is very simple: cut the fish open, remove the gills and wash it, make a cut under the gills on both sides, and make a cut on both sides of the fish tail. You can see a very thin white tendon in the cross section under the gills. Hold the white tendon with two fingers, and gently pat the fish body with the other hand, while patting and pulling, the white tendon will be easily removed. After taking one side, take out the other side in the same way.